Car Tax Check

If you would like to check your vehicle’s tax status, the Government have an online vehicle enquiry service. This service enables users to search a car by make and model and shows its tax expiry dates.

To make an enquiry, all you have to do enter the vehicle registration number (number plate) and the vehicle make.

How to tax your car

The easiest way to tax a vehicle is with the Vehicle Licence Application/Statutory Off Road Notification (V11 reminder) from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). The V11 should arrive three weeks before your car tax runs out, after which you can renew your car tax online, by phone, by post or in person.

Tax car by phone

Telephone: 0300 123 4321

Textphone: 0300 790 6201

Tax your car at the Post Office
To tax a vehicle at the Post Office, motorists will need payment for the tax and one of the following:

the vehicle tax reminder letter (V11)

a V5C registration certificate (log book) in your name

a new keeper supplement (V5C/2)

Drivers may also need:

their MOT test certificate (must be valid when the tax starts)

a valid reduced pollution certificate

If you have lost your V11 reminder letter, you can use any of the following:

a V5C registration certificate (log book) in your name

your new keeper supplement (V5C/2)

your ‘last chance’ warning letter

Car tax rates

Vehicle tax (formally Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) or Graduated VED) rates are based on the car’s engine size, fuel type, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the date of first registration.

Petrol car (TC48) and diesel car (TC49)

Band

CO2 emission (g/km)

Single 12-month payment

Single 12-month payment by Direct Debit

Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit

Single 6-month payment

Single 6-month payment by Direct Debit

A

Up to 100

£0

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

B

101-110

£20

£20

£21

Not available

Not available

C

111-120

£30

£30

£31.50

Not available

Not available

D

121-130

£110

£110

£115.50

£60.50

£57.75

E

131-140

£130

£130

£136.50

£71.50

£68.25

F

141-150

£145

£145

£152.25

£79.75

£76.13

G

151-165

£180

£180

£189

£99

£94.50

H

166-175

£205

£205

£215.25

£112.75

£107.63

I

176-185

£225

£225

£236.25

£123.75

£118.13

J

186-200

£265

£265

£278.25

£145.75

£139.13

K*

201-225

£290

£290

£304.50

£159.50

£152.25

L

226-255

£490

£490

£514.50

£269.50

£257.25

M

Over 255

£505

£505

£530.25

£277.75

£265.13

*Includes cars with a CO2 figure over 225g/km but registered before 23 March 2006.

Alternative fuel car (TC59)

Band

CO2 emission (g/km)

Single 12-month payment

Single 12-month payment by Direct Debit

Total of 12 monthly instalments by Direct Debit

Single 6-month payment

6 months by Direct Debit

A

Up to 100

£0

Not available

Not available

Not available

Not available

B

101-110

£10

£10

£10.50

Not available

Not available

C

111-120

£20

£20

£21

Not available

Not available

D

121-130

£100

£100

£105

£55

£52.50

E

131-140

£120

£120

£126

£66

£63

F

141-150

£135

£135

£141.75

£74.25

£70.88

G

151-165

£170

£170

£178.50

£93.50

£89.25

H

166-175

£195

£195

£204.75

£107.25

£102.38

I

176-185

£215

£215

£225.75

£118.25

£112.88

J

186-200

£255

£255

£267.75

£140.25

£133.88

K*

201-225

£280

£280

£294

£154

£147

L

226-255

£480

£480

£504

£264

£252

M

Over 255

£495

£495

£519.75

£272.25

£259.88

*Includes cars with a CO2 figure over 225g/km but registered before 23 March 2006.

What is SORN?

Motorists who do not use or keep their vehicle on a public road, e.g. in a garage or on a drive, need to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) instead of taxing it. This can be done either on online, by phone, by post or in person.